May
27,
2010
12:15
PM
by
Jen Wieczner
A recent study at Cornell University found that for female
professionals, having a husband working 60 hours a week or more made
them 51 percent more likely to quit their jobs. "The findings suggest
that the prevalence of overwork may lead many dual-earner couples to
return to a separate spheres arrangement: breadwinning men and
homemaking women," says Youngjoo Cha, the sociology researcher who
wrote the study. Putting in extra hours yourself won’t affect him at
all, but don’t resign yet: Full-time working women who are married make
more on average than their single counterparts.
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